Company Overview

Exploration for gold and silver in New Zealand.

Directors and Management

Ms Linda Jane Sanders

Non-Executive Director 01/05/2017

Ms Sanders provides investor and stakeholder relations, marketing and communications expertise to the Company. Linda has more than 36 years of experience as a communications executive and journalist and has significant board experience with New Zealand listed companies and community organisations. She has been a director of the Aorere business since 1989 and retired as its chairman in 2012 and has been a director of the Company since 2008 and is also a trustee of Golden Bay community organisations. Linda has worked as a communications manager for Telecom New Zealand, the New Zealand government's Department of Building and Housing and has held a range of consultancy positions in the private and public sectors. She was also a financial columnist for national current affairs magazine The Listener.

DipJournalism Female

Mr Christopher David Castle

Chief Executive Officer,Managing Director,President 24/02/2017

Mr Castle have more than 37 years experience in investment and corporate finance. Chris was a founding director of Spectrum Resources and Premier Mining Securities and has held directorships in ten NZX listed companies. His mining and mineral exploration background includes projects with Amoil NZ, Kanieri Gold Dredging and Australian Anglo-American. Chris investment sector experience includes Brierley Investments and the Regina Confections/Charter Corporation group. He established the Aorere business in 1989 as a mining and mineral sector focused investor and share trader.

BCA, ACA, CFIP, CMInstD Chartered accountant Male

Mr Justin Cochrane

Non-Executive Director 03/02/2012

No Profile Reported in Last Annual Report.

Male

Mr Robert Goodden

Non-Executive Chairman,Non-Executive Director 24/02/2017

Mr Goodden is a member of the Company's technical advisory team. Robert chairs Subsea Minerals Ltd developing business opportunities in marine mining and before that, as Chief Executive on a surf zone marine mining project off the coast of Namibia. He was previously on the advisory board for Nautilus Minerals advising on core drilling and sample recovery. Robert founded Seacore Limited an offshore drilling and construction contractor in 1976 and ran the company for 30 years until it was sold to the Fugro Group in 2006. He has also served as a commissioned officer in the Royal Engineers.

ACSM, 1stClass-MiningEngg&Geol Male

Mr Robin Falconer

Non-Executive Director 24/02/2017

Mr Falconer is the principal of Robin Falconer Associates Ltd, with more than 40 years' experience in geosphere, atmosphere, and ocean science surveys and research as a university lecturer, government scientist, consultant, industry employee and research group manager; in New Zealand and internationally. Robin's work has included marine mineral and oil exploration, seabed surveys, weather analyses, oceanography, environmental studies, Geographic Information Systems, and computer mapping. He has worked at sea off New Zealand, Australia, South Pacific, New Caledonia, China, Antarctica and the Arctic; for New Zealand, the USA, Canadian, Australian, SE Asian, German and UK companies and research institutes. Robin has several years at sea experience on a range of industry and research institute vessels. He is a member of the guiding committee of GEBCO, the joint International Hydrographic Organization and UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Organisation that coordinates world ocean bathymetry mapping. In marine minerals Robin has worked on offshore exploration projects for gold, chromite and phosphate. As Principal Scientist of the Company, Robin provides input on the practical and management aspects of marine operations, including general seabed, oceanographic and environmental mapping; and technical input on all aspects of the project.

PhD, BSc(Hons), BSc Ocean Scientist Male

Mr Jill Hutchwell

Non-Executive Director 24/02/2017

Mr Hutchwell is a director of Aorere and an executive director of Nevay Holdings, a financial advisory consultancy established in 1988 that advises a range of clients in the private and public sector. Jill has an background in financial and corporate management, including roles as company secretary and executive director of Charter Corporation and group accountant at Brierley Investments. Jill has been a Member of the Chartered Accountants Australia New Zealand since 1982. Her other directorships include ServiceIQ, the Industry Training Organisation (ITO) for the Aviation, Tourism, Travel, Museums, Hospitality, Retail and Wholesale sectors of New Zealand's service industry.

BCA, ACA, CMInstD Male

Mr Ryan Wong

Non-Executive Director 08/06/2017

Mr Wong holds a board and senior executive management role with the Caldecott Group of companies based in Malaysia. Caldecott is primarily involved in property development and construction but has diverse investments in hospitality, recreation and mining. He has been with the Caldecott Group for more than 15 years.

ME(Civil & structural),MIDNZ, Male

Mr Ernst Schonbachler

Non-Executive Director 08/06/2017

Mr Schonbachler has more than 40 years of experience in the banking industry and is presently Managing Director of SwissGold Exploration AG, a wholly owned subsidiary of TSX-V listed NV Gold Corporation of Vancouver. Since 2004 he has been an independent financial consultant working with various public and private companies. He has been a board member for several public and private companies in Canada, the United States, Luxemburg and Switzerland and also has a background in capital markets and venture capital, especially in Asia.

Male

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